MANAGING SHAREHOLDER
Ronald Garfield (Shareholder) born New York, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 1969, New York; 1972, Colorado. Education: Bucknell University (B.S.B.A., 1966); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1969). Member: Pitkin County, Colorado (Sections on: Real Estate; Business Law) and American (Sections on: Real Estate; Business Law, Law Office Management) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Law; Business Organization.Email: Ronald Garfield
SHAREHOLDERS
Matthew C. Ferguson (Shareholder) born New York, NY, April 4, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, New York; 1985, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second and Tenth Circuits; 1995, Colorado. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.A., 1980); Fordham University (J.D., 1983). Former Counsel, Nixon, Hargrave, Devans & Doyle, LLP, now Nixon Peabody LLP, 1995. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Air and Space Law); Faculty of Federal Advocates; Colorado Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Complex Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Construction Litigation; Aviation.Email: Matthew C. Ferguson
Andrew V. Hecht (Shareholder) born New York, N.Y., January 7, 1944; admitted to bar, 1971, Colorado. Education: Lake Forest College (B.A., 1966); New York University; University of Denver (J.D., 1971); Georgetown University (LL.M., 1974). Member, University of Denver Law Review, 1970-1971. Law Clerk to Chief Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals, 1971-1972. Ford Foundation Fellow, Georgetown University Law Center, 1973-1974. Member: Pitkin County and Colorado (Member, Sections on: Real Estate; General/Small Firm Practice) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Land Use.Email: Andrew V. Hecht
Robert E. Kendig (Shareholder) born Los Angeles, California, July 27, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1981, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Colorado College (B.A., 1971); University of Denver (J.D., 1976). Member, Order of St. Ives. Member, Denver Law Journal, 1975-1976. Author: Annual "Survey of Colorado Law," 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1993 for Family Law. Member: Colorado and American (Member, Sections of Litigation and Family Law) Bar Associations., Pitkin County Bar Association (President, 2006). Fellow: Colorado Bar Foundation (The Charitable Arm of the Colorado Bar Association); American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Reported Cases: Redstone Corp. v. Fire Insurance Exchange, 715 F. Supp, 300 (D.C. Colo. 1989); In re Marriage of Grubb, 745 P2d 661 (Colo. 1987); Tenney v. Flaxer, 727 P.2d 1079 (Colo. 1986); Beth Israel Hospital v. District Court, 683 P.2d 343 (Colo. 1984); Crowley v. Glaze, 710 F. 2d 676 (10th Cir. 1983); Danburg v. Realities, Inc., 677 P. 2d 439 (Colo. App. 1984); Franco v. District Court, 642 P.2d 922 (Colo. 1982). Practice Areas: Litigation; Domestic Relations Law.Email: Robert E. Kendig
Christopher J. LaCroix (Shareholder) born Bronxville, New York, November 30, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, New York; 1991, Connecticut; 1998, Colorado. Education: University of Colorado; University of Vermont (B.A., 1986); Cornell Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Formerly associated with: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (New York City) 1990-1996; National Basketball Association, Legal Department (New York City) 1996-1998. Member: Pitkin County and Colorado Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Lending; Corporate Law; Business Organization; Real Estate; Trademark Licensing.Email: Christopher J. LaCroix
David L. Lenyo (Shareholder) born Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, July 7, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1985, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., magna cum laude, 1980); University of Colorado at Boulder (J.D., 1984). Member, Order of the Coif. Recipient, Wolf Scholarship. Member, University of Colorado Law Review, 1983-1984. Formerly with: Ballard, Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll, 1990-1994. Member: Pitkin County, Colorado and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Land Use Litigation; Personal Injury; Real Estate Litigation.Email: David L. Lenyo
Chad J. Schmit (Shareholder) born Park Ridge, Illinois, June 7, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1997, Colorado; 1999, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1990); Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., 1994). Member: Pitkin County and Colorado Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Real Estate; Personal Injury; Construction Litigation.Email: Chad J. Schmit
OF COUNSEL
E. Michael Hoffman (Of Counsel) born Kansas City, Missouri, May 19, 1957; admitted to bar, 1992, Colorado. Education: Colorado State University (B.S., 1979); University of Colorado (M.B.A., 1982); University of Denver (J.D., 1992). Member: Pitkin County, The Colorado (Member, Real Estate Section) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Organization; Corporate Law; Land Use.Email: E. Michael Hoffman
ASSOCIATES
Christopher D. Bryan (Associate) born Shreveport, Louisiana, June 14, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Baylor University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1999); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 2003). Member: Member: Colorado Bar Association (Chair, Executive Council, Young Lawyers Division, 2006-2007; Member, Board of Governors, 2006-2007); American Bar Association (Member, Litigation Section); Faculty of Federal Advocates; University of Chicago Law School Alumni Admissions Committee. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Environmental; Land Use; Appellate Practice.Email: Christopher D. Bryan
Gregory S. Gordon (Associate) born Livingston, New Jersey, December 2, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, New Jersey; 1998, New York; 2002, Colorado. Education: University of Michigan at Ann Arbor (B.A., awarded class honors, 1992); Rutgers University Law School - Newark (J.D., 1995). Federal Law Clerk to Judge Novalyn Winfield. Member: Colorado and Pitkin County and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Organization; Corporate Law; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law.Email: Gregory S. Gordon
Eric D. Musselman (Associate) born Elkhart, Indiana, July 21, 1973; admitted to bar, 2002, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 2004, Colorado. Education: Indiana University (B.S., with distinction, 1995); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Formerly with: Goodwin Procter LLP, 2001-2004. Member: Pitkin County and The Colorado Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Litigation.Email: Eric D. Musselman
Ryan L. Pardue (Associate) born La Plata, Maryland, 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, Colorado. Education: The College of William and Mary (B.B.A., 2002); Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Land Use.Email: Ryan L. Pardue
Natasha Saypol (Associate) born New York, N.Y., September 9, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Colorado. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1992); University of Wyoming College of Law (J.D., 1998). Order of the Coif. Member, Land and Water Law Review. Formerly with, Holme Roberts & Owen, LLP. Member: Colorado Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law; Business Organization.Email: Natasha Saypol
PARALEGALS
Michael D. McCollum born Inglewood, California; Education: El Camino College (A.A., 1969); University of California at Santa Barbara (1972); A.B.A. Approved Denver Paralegal Institute (Certificate, 1992).Email: Michael D. McCollum
Robin White born Newburyport, Massachusetts; Education: St. Anselm College (B.A., Criminal Justice, 2001).Email: Robin White
Tammy J. Schroeder born Fillmore, Utah; Education: Colorado Technical University (B.A.). Paralegal Certification, Mesa State College.Email: Tammy J. Schroeder